Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)
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2446. To ask the Minister for Health her views on the continued use of pharmaceutical products manufactured by Israeli companies within the HSE, in light of calls from CHI consultants to end the use of Israeli drugs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [46140/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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In relation to the procurement of medicines the Department of Health does not have a role in the procurement of any medicine under the EU Procurement Directive 2014/24/EU. The directive applies to the procurement of medicines using public funds. It outlines the rules for competitive tendering, transparency, and equal treatment of all suppliers. These guidelines must be followed when purchasing medicines for health systems in Europe.